Scan documents to PDF on Mac with your iPhone
Scan paper with your iPhone or iPad camera, or combine photos of documents, into one searchable PDF.
Three steps. That's it.
- 1
Drop your files
Drag files onto Scan Documents, choose them with Choose Files, or right-click them in Finder.
- 2
Choose the options
Set what you need in the options panel, such as make searchable with on-device text recognition. Your choices are remembered for next time.
- 3
Get the result
The result lands in a new dated folder in Downloads › OneMacTools. Your originals are never changed.
What Scan Documents does
Click Scan with iPhone, and your iPhone or iPad opens its document scanner through Continuity Camera. Each page is straightened and cropped, then sent to your Mac. Scan more pages, add photos or PDFs you already have, drag them into order, and save one PDF with an invisible text layer so you can search, select and copy the text.
Options
Great for
- Turn a signed contract into a PDF to email back
- Scan receipts for your expenses
- Digitise letters and forms without a scanner
Questions about Scan Documents
Does Scan Documents upload my files?
No. Scan Documents runs entirely on your Mac, so your files never leave it and it works offline.
Will Scan Documents change my original files?
No. Results are saved as new files in a dated folder in Downloads › OneMacTools, and your originals are left exactly as they were unless you turn on an option that says otherwise.
What does Scan Documents need?
Just a Mac with macOS 26 or later. There's nothing else to install.
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